The defender was part of the Arsenal squad which won The FA Cup at Wembley, but rather than take part in a open-top bus parade around north London the following day, he headed to St. George’s Park to join Three Lions squad instead.
Carl Jenkinson
Club: West Ham (loan from Arsenal)
DOB: 08/02/92
Caps in 2014: 4
Goals: 1
Total caps: 8
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And just over 24 hours later he was on the pitch at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea to help England to a 3-1 win over Wales and take a step closer to Euro qualification.
Midway through the year, Jenkinson swapped the Emirates Stadium for West Ham United after signing on loan at the Boleyn Ground in a bid to play more first-team football.
He has become a regular in Sam Allardyce’s team this season and also remains a popular member of Gareth Southgate’s Under-21s squad.
The former Charlton Athletic right-back even got himself on the scoresheet last month, by netting England’s second goal in their 3-1 win over Portugal at Burnley’s Turf Moor.
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Watch Carl Jenkinson's strike for England Under-21s against Portugal
